Chapter 107: The Queen and the Sleepy Crane
"It stands to reason that you should go and see it."
Xiao Yuan saw that Lu Yuan was anxious, so she put aside the copper bowl with the red bird ring containing the adjusted dough, and took down a long-lived embroidered silk robe that had already been ironed from the clothes pole next to him, and served Lu Yuan to put it on.
Curved deep clothes, which are very particular to wear, need to rotate the hem of the fat piece around the waist for many weeks, tie it with a belt, then tie a large belt, and finally tie a decorative leather belt.
Heavy overlapping, entwined, the hem of the deep coat tightly wraps the body, the whole body is thin and narrow, long and can be dragged to the ground, the line does not show its feet, even the steps are not big, restrained and restrained, like all the people living in the four sides of the world circled by the palace wall.
Xiao Yuan skillfully wound the robe tightly, meticulously, and kept chattering in her mouth,
"Zhao Ji's current identity is different from the past, Rao is not pregnant, but after all, he is also the emperor's person, and it is inconvenient for the king to visit and arrange.
Therefore, in the future, Zhao Ji will have to be you. β
"yes, got it."
Lu Yuan nodded obediently, feeling a little uncertain, not knowing what to say when he ran over rashly later.
Xiao Yuan took a few steps back, appreciating her craftsmanship with satisfaction, and took out a pair of four-butterfly beads and silver steps, and carefully inserted them in Lu Yuan's temples.
"Okay, how pretty."
She said with a smile,
"You are in your youth, and you are not too old-fashioned to wear purple, but you only look solemn and simple."
At that time, Bu Shao was still a rare and precious thing, and it had the merit of etiquette, and not any concubine in the harem was qualified to wear it.
A woman wearing a step shake must be gentle, demure, and every move must be just right. If it is too quiet, the step will not move, and it will lose its charming posture, and if it is too moving, the step will shake and slam into the door, and it will appear debauched.
Only when you have a good score can you make your steps swaying and moving.
Lu Yuan swayed with a hairpin, wrapped in a curved robe, and could only walk out of the dormitory with dignified steps.
Somehow, she was wrapped in silk and satin and embroidered brilliantly, and suddenly recalled that during the palace banquet, Zhao Ji danced with a sassy body with two knives, and the embroidered gold and white cranes on her skirt that were about to fly.
Lu Yuangang walked a few steps, and when he heard Xiao Yuan behind him, he hurriedly followed,
"I'd better go with you.
When we went there a few times ago, Zhao Ji'an was very respectful and virtuous.
But it has always been a custom for women in Zhao to cling to the powerful, and Zhao Ji must be extremely disappointed at this moment if she failed to conceive a dragon seed this time.
When people's hearts are stirring, they speak without any cover, don't offend the nobles again. β
Xiao Yuan is loyal to the Lord, and treats her as a casual child, reasoning carefully.
Lu Yuan snorted, and couldn't help but slander in his heart:
That's not necessarily, on the day my father returned to Luan, he said in public that he would not take Zhao Ji back to Luoyang with him, and I paid special attention to Zhao Ji's expression at that time, and it didn't look like a disappointment.
***
When Lu Yuan and the others arrived, Zhao Ji was not in the hall. The palace people in the other courtyard were about to call, but they heard the low applause of a woman from the courtyard behind the palace.
Curious, she ordered everyone to stay where they were, and crept into the courtyard herself.
It was cold, and she pulled the fox skin scarf tighter again.
In the past month, she had visited the courtyard several times, and she was familiar with the road, but as soon as she turned the corner, she was stunned by the scene in front of her.
I saw that at one end of the courtyard, there was a small straw stack, and a small piece of red cloth was sewn on the top of the stack, like a bull's-eye, and a few small silver daggers were inserted on it.
And Zhao Ji's black hair is still coiled into a tight bun, and she is only wearing a white chΔn (chΔn) coat that is indistinguishable from male and female, with wide robes and large sleeves, and her body is loose and free.
She stood at the other end of the courtyard, more than two feet away from the target, holding a dagger in her hand, and a bunch of palace people gathered behind her, all looking forward to it.
What's even more amazing is that Zhao Ji's eyes are covered with a white silk handkerchief, obviously, she is blindly shooting throwing knives.
The already sharp-eyed palace people saw Lu Yuan and were about to greet her, she waved her hand again and again, she didn't dare to come out, she only stood aside with bated breath and watched.
Only a "whoosh" was heard, and the last dagger burst out of the air, pierced through the cold wind, and firmly pierced into the center of the red cloth.
After all, Lu Yuan is a girl's heart, and he can't help but clap his hands and cheer.
"What a great effort!"
***
Zhao Ji hurriedly ripped off the silk handkerchief, saw that it was the queen who came back, hurriedly saluted, and was busy entertaining her to enter the palace quickly.
Stepping into the hall, Lu Yuan sat on the hot kang with his buttocks, what worries and worries, he had already been diluted by curiosity, and said in surprise,
"I thought the knife dance was just a fist embroidered leg, but I didn't expect you to really have such a handsome kung fu.
Why haven't you ever seen you practice? β
Zhao Ji wiped the sweat from her forehead, poured a cup of hot mare's milk wine for the queen with her own hands, added a few more teaspoons of honey, stirred it and handed it to her, before saying with a smile,
"I used to practice occasionally, but I was afraid that it would be too shocking to be unbridled.
Since moving here, Fang Tou has been tricked out today.
Who would have thought you were here, didn't you be scared? β
"Yes,"
Lu Yuan took a sip of hot mare's milk wine, the aroma of wine and honey filled the room,
"You practice now, you don't have to worry about hurting any tire gasβ"
As soon as she spoke, she felt that something was wrong, so she stopped talking no further.
"It's okay, that's exactly what the concubine thinks.
The concubine has been bored in the courtyard for nearly a month, and from today onwards, she can finally live unscrupulously. β
Zhao Ji said word by word, looking extremely serious.
When I listened carefully, I could notice that the tone in her accent was different from ordinary people, and she was slow to pronounce words, but there seemed to be a fire in her big eyes that flew obliquely, and it was rekindled.
Lu Yuan felt that the matter had come to this point, and he needed to say a few words of comfort,
"Don't be anxious, my father cherishes the beauty the most, maybe after a while, he will come down and take you to Luoyang."
"The concubine didn't dare to have extravagant hopes, and she didn't expect to enter the palace."
The two sat silently for a while, Lu Yuan looked at Zhao Ji's crystal clear face, and was impressed by her calm bearing, and asked silently in his heart:
"And how are you going to go?
If your father really forgot you, you will be trapped in a small courtyard for the rest of your life? β
***
It seemed to have insight into her thoughts, Zhao Ji said with a smile,
"With the blessing of Your Majesty, the concubine is already satisfied with this elegant courtyard, with fine clothes and food."
In order to avoid suspicion, King Zhao will never step into another courtyard in this life, and she and the other concubines in the palace are not on good terms, so there will not be too many visitors.
"You are my father's person, I am the eldest princess, and I am the queen of Zhao, so you don't have to avoid suspicion.
I can come to see you often. β
Lu Yuan lowered his head and thought about it, and then said,
"I'm so bored and flustered on weekdays, can you teach me that set of kung fu?"
"Never!"
Zhao Ji's thick eyebrows raised, and her pale face was full of surprise,
"The sword has no eyes, it is all a child's skill that has been practiced at a young age, and it is too dangerous for you.
If there is a slight accident, how can the concubine afford it. β
"Then I'll learn the knife dance."
"The knife of the knife dance is also a sharp blade, with your golden body, it will definitely not work."
"So, then I'll learn archery? Archery, you're sure, right? β
"Archery is hard, if your slender jade hands are full of calluses, it won't look good."
"What's the matter.
When I was in my hometown, I used to help my mother do farm work, who was born to be a princess? β
"That's good, the concubine will teach you archery, and when the time comes, you won't be able to endure hardship, don't cry to find your mother."